Martha Allman, director of admissions for Wake Forest University, is attending the National Association of College Admissions Counseling national conference in Baltimore. Here she shares her thoughts about the 65th annual event. By Martha Allman In my twenty seven years of college admissions, I have […]
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Before addressing school children in a speech this month, President Obama had some candid advice for students using social media. “First of all, I want everybody here to be careful about what you post on Facebook because in the YouTube age, whatever you do, […]
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Every August, there’s a lot of buzz associated with U.S. News & World Report’s new rankings of colleges and universities. According to one study, more than half of incoming college freshman surveyed say that the rankings were important when making their decision about which school to […]
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If you’re a college-bound high school student, do you ever wonder whether you should take the SAT, the ACT or both? If you’re a parent, are you curious about why your mailbox is suddenly stuffed with unsolicited information on colleges and universities? Whether you’re a […]
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Are the SATs necessary for college admissions? Or is high school performance just as good an indicator of a student’s likely success? That’s the topic U.S. News & World Report tackles in its September issue. We first told you about it last month when the issue […]
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By Martha Allman With many high school students and their parents in the thick of the college application process, I am now finding myself frequently cornered in the produce aisle at the grocery store, the dentist’s office and the hair salon. My voice and e-mailboxes […]
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If you missed out on the Rethinking Admissions Conference here at Wake Forest last spring, you’ll get another chance to hear from experts on some of the very same topics at this month’s meeting of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC). The last […]
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Angst. That’s the word CNN is using to describe students’ reactions to taking the SAT. The news segment, which aired this week, shows teenagers spending their entire summers in SAT prep classes and paying anywhere from $699 to $8000 to learn how to “beat the […]
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Research has shown that alumni are more likely to give money to their alma mater if they can expect something in return. Specifically, they tend to step up their donations if they think it will improve their own child’s chances of being admitted to the […]
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The class of 2009 was the most diverse group ever to take the SAT, according to the College Board, which administers the standardized test. The percentage of minority students taking the SAT increased to 40 percent this year, up from 29.2 percent in 1999. Hispanic […]
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